Pawan K JaiwalDr Pawan K. Jaiwal is a Reader in the Department of Biosciences, M. D. University, Rohtak, India. He is teaching Molecular Biology, rDNA technology and Plant Biotechnology courses to graduate and postgraduate students since 1986. He has throughout fist division academic career with Ph.D. in Botany (Plant Physiology) from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India. He has more than 70 research publications including original research papers, reviews and book chapters in reputed International research journals and books. He has edited three books published by International publishers. Dr Jaiwal has been awarded DST Young Scientist Project, INSA Visiting Fellowship, New Delhi and DBT Overseas Associateship (Long Term) for advance research at laboratory of Prof Ingo Potrykus, ETH, Switzerland. Dr Jaiwal is a member of several academic bodies and on the Editorial Board of four International research journals. His has guided many students for Ph.D., M. Phil, and M. Sc. degrees. He has completed several research projects on Biotechnology for improvement of important grain legumes. His group has developed gene transfer protocols in Vigna radiata and V. mungo for the first time. His current research interests are metabolic engineering for resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses, improvement of nutrient use efficiency and nutritional quality of grain legumes. Read More Read Less